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January 26, 2009

No-bake creamy cookies go to Priyanka of "Asan Khana" blog who is asking us to "Cook and Create with Luv for Luv" for Valentine's day with this event. Made a heart with full of sweet sugar for you, enjoy!

Thanks girls, enjoy these sweet dishes. Enough sugar for me to last a life time, let me tell ya but kids loved them all! ;D

No-bake Cookies first!Really! Absolutely no baking or cooking at all to make these cookies!! If you like eating sweet...I mean sweeeet..desserts and love Ice cream, these are for you. It's creamy and melt in the mouth cookies with loads of sugar. So go easy on them but wonderful to eat a small amount after dinner. Must keep them in the fridge.PS: Since we use only cream cheese and powdered sugar to make the cookies, they do get warm, sticky and soft when kept on the counter top for too long. It's best to store in the fridge at all times, take out few as you need. When chilled, it tastes like little balls of Vanilla Ice Cream!

Creamy no-bake cookies:I made a very small quantity just to show you and made heart shaped pink ones for Valentine's day but traditionally made of small Key Lime sized balls and pressed the top with fork tines to make designs or you can press the top with any design too. Variation: Add mint extract and green color to make mints!!

Now;1. Take a bowl, add the cream cheese, food color and essence and beat well with hand held electric beater until well mixed for a minute.2. On low speed, gradually add 3 cups of powdered sugar, keep mixing until you get a firm dough. Add more sugar if you need to. It took me a bit less than 3 cups, so it's up to you.3. Spread some powdered sugar on the counter, add a key lime size dough and make a ball quickly and press the top with fork to make ridges. Repeat with the rest of the dough.4. Place them in a covered dish and refrigerate immediately. Take them out as you need them. They must be kept chilled or they will soften and loose shape. They freeze well too!

I rolled a ball of dough and cut out a heart shape just for this event, you don't need to do that. If you find it hard to roll the dough to make balls, chill the dough for 30 mins and it will be very easy shape them.

Enjoy! :))

************************************************************************************************************Yummy and super fast within 8 mins Brownies!! What more could you want, right? It's really easy and delicious although they might not taste like the best Brownies you ever had which are baked in the oven! But not bad at all for a quick chocolate fix when you are craving for something sweet to eat, for unexpected guests or for kids' after school snack, can be done from start to finish within 7-8 mins!!Here it is, hope you give it a try and eat quickly within a day or two and keep them in the airtight Ziplock bags when you are eating them! :D

First, mix flour, cocoa powder, salt together in a plate or bowl with a fork and keep aside.

To bake:1. Add sugar, oil and butter in a big bowl, heat in the MW for a minute. Mix well with hand held electric mixer for a minute until mix is creamish and let it cool before you add the eggs or sauce.2. Once cooled a bit, add eggs and vanilla to the mix, beat again to a smooth batter.3. Add the flour mixture gradually to this and mix well. Do not beat too much, just until everything looks like a smooth thick batter. It's almost done!4. Add nuts or chips now, mix well with a spatula gently or sprinkle on top just before you bake.I didn't add nuts, kids don't like them but sprinkled the white chocolate chips on top of the batter.5. Now, spray a round or square 8" microwavable dish with non-stick oil or brush some butter, pour the above batter into it. Smoothen the top and spread evenly with the back of a wet spoon.6. Put it in the microwave and bake for 3 mins on 100% power. Turn the bowl once halfway and MW again for another 2 mins. Check the center, if it looks a bit shiny but not soggy, it's done. 7. If not, MW one more minute. Never over bake it, it will be hard like a rock and crumbly. It's okay to leave little damp in the middle. As it cools, it will cook and get firm.Cool and cut into pieces. keep it covered to store, do not leave it in the fridge.

Every Microwave has different power capacity, so use your judgment when baking.You can sprinkle some milk on top to moisten if you bake too much but I do recommend to bake less mins than repairing it later.

I love the idea of no bake creamy cookies and it is for valentines day. hurray :-)I would love to have those brownies first. They looks fabulous and delicious.Shyama will be home soon, i am sure she will love them too.Not blogging that much today as i ma busy at home. But i knew you will be posting today so thought will come in between and check it out.Have a wonderful monday.While i am going to slve cleaning up my place. :-)

No-bake cookies immediately caught my attention...and they look so pretty too..esp the pink hearts!!But the amount of sugar scares me..;-((..love the MW brownies..I make them when I have surprise guests..after baking brownies in the convection mode I have switched loyalties..but great for a I-want-something-chocolatey fix!!

F, take your time girl, blog and comment only when you have time. Kids are at home today, so I had to go to the dentist first and had a haircut in the morning! :DS will love that Brownie, make it, it can be done in 7 mins flat! :))

Divya, lot of sugar put me off too, that's why I made with 2 ozs! :DYeah, convection oven is great, cooks so evenly, bought a book today just for convection recipes!

Thanks Cham.Yes, kids would love eat those hearts and and then bounce off the wall whole day! ;D

I'm always looking for MW cake/brownie recipes in the fond hope that one day I will get around to making it. I saw one in another blog few months ago, felt very happy and did nothing about it, maybe I will do it sooner now that you've also posted one.

sra, I have 4 microwave cookbooks full of recipes, trying to use MW these days. It does come out well, but not as soft as oven baked and keep for 2 days, unlike regular brownies. Try once and see if you like it. You can cut this recipe to half and bake for less time! :))

WHOA!!thats a lot of sugar for the no bake cookies :)...You are bent on showing your love,your sweeeeeeeeeet love today :D...They look so cute and gorgeous!!!But who can beat chocolate :)..brownies are my favorite..cant believe those are microwaved ,looks just like oven baked ones..too good yaar....a perfect dessert to celebrate a romantic day!!!good one asha :)

Thanks Ranji, do me best always!! Hahaha!!! Yeah, pink ones dangerously sweet, occasionally they are okay, Brownies for me instead, specially when they are warm! :))

Oops! Vij, I don't have many Bronze or Copper stuff here although I love them, so it's hard for me tell the difference! :DIt's beautiful to look at, nice photo.Yeah, I am trying to make more Microwave dishes these days, it's so quick and less messy too. Hope you try a few there! :))

Roopa, since we use only cream cheese and sugar pd to make the cookies, they do get warm, sticky and soft when kept on the counter top for too long. It's best to store in the fridge at all times, take out few as you need. When chilled, it tastes like little balls of Vanilla Ice Cream! :))

i tried this recipe and it turned out SO YUMMY and I was really happy that I was able to bake this, since I don't have an oven!:) Thank You So Much!!!!Do you have any other cakes/cookies recipes using microwaves?

Shruti,just grind some peeled slices of apples in a mixie. We get ready made here, we use that but any sauce will do. 1 Egg equals 2 tbsp of sauce of any kind. You can also add 2 tbsp of cream I guess, please do experiment. Egg usually helps to rise the cake but you can just skip it. Enjoy.

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